Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas,...
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Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas,...
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While families across North Carolina face rising health care costs, higher utility bills, and growing economic uncertainty, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has spent much of his career inside Washington’s political establishment.
Energy Saver NC, which has $208 million of funding through 2031, provides two types of rebates to eligible households.
Las primarias no partidistas en Carolina del Norte se celebrarán el 3 de marzo de 2026 en varias ciudades del estado. En este sistema, todos los votantes elegibles pueden participar en la elección primaria sin importar su afiliación política.
Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas, only 12% of physicians in the state practice there. Twenty counties in the state don’t have a single pediatrician, while another twenty don’t have a hospital.
The Western Carolina University students braved a 35-minute, 1.5-mile walk along a busy four-lane rural highway with no sidewalks to bring attention to the distance between students and the polls created by the Republican-controlled state board of elections.
“In the last two years alone in North Carolina, we have lost 19,262 teachers to other jobs; we have 7,000 teaching vacancies in the profession right now,” said Bryan Proffitt with NCAE, during the press conference.
Jackson’s office warned that losing the funding would force schools to shut down programs and could lead to layoffs in the middle of the school year. “Our kids deserve better,” Jackson said in a statement. “A surprise cut of nearly $50 million from rural schools, with virtually no notice and no allegation of misuse, is unlawful and harmful.”
NC House District 27 is a rural district bordering Virginia that includes Warren, Halifax, and Northampton counties. It is an important seat in the 2026 election that could determine the fate of Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes in the next legislative session.
Las autoridades de Carolina del Norte han aprobado importantes aumentos en las primas de los seguros de salud del Affordable Care Act (ACA), dejando a muchos residentes con un inesperado “choque de etiquetas”. Estos incrementos aplican antes de los subsidios federales, que actualmente están en el centro de un estancamiento político a nivel nacional.
ICE no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de comentario. A comienzos de esta semana, la subsecretaria asistente de Seguridad Nacional, Tricia McLaughlin, dijo en un comunicado que no podía confirmar actividades de ICE. “Todos los días, DHS hace cumplir las leyes del país en todos los Estados Unidos. No discutimos operaciones futuras o potenciales”.
“Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike is simply too high and comes as the company is also retreating on more affordable clean energy. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet, we should be doing everything we can to make life more affordable, not less. I will continue to fight on behalf of every North Carolinian to lower costs and grow the economy,” said Stein.
The stakes are high as a ruling for Leandro could mean that public schools get about $1.7 billion in funding for multiple initiatives, including per-pupil spending and infrastructure. A state budget has not been passed by the Republican-led NC General Assembly, adding insult to injury.
Enlace Latino N.C., una organización estatal de noticias en español, publicó por primera vez una guía electoral que ofrece información específica sobre los candidatos por condado en Carolina del Norte. Aunque el grupo ha difundido guías básicas para votantes desde 2018, la versión de 2026 incluye los nombres de quienes compiten por posiciones federales, legislativos, judiciales y locales, además de fechas clave del proceso electoral.
The facility, which broke ground in August 2025, is expected to support more than 2,000 jobs, including more than 500 high-wage manufacturing and more than 1,500 construction jobs.